Culture on the Market
Charles Rosen,
New York Review of Books,
Oct 28, 2003
Innovation, writes the author, is founded on tradition - even if only the shallow Machiavellian pretense of appearing to preserve traditional values. A tradition, in turn, is founded on a canon of work: a library of classics, a body of musical works, a museum of art. But in today's commercial market, publishers require a proit on a work within six months or so, making it difficult to keep important works in print, and even more so to allow for the discovery of new classics. Though not about digital culture, this article touches on it briefly as it wonders how we are going to pass on this cultural heritage to our children when the works are mostly out of circulation.
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